{"id":160,"date":"2004-02-23T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2004-02-23T11:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=160"},"modified":"2004-02-23T11:03:02","modified_gmt":"2004-02-23T11:03:02","slug":"musing_about_muses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=160","title":{"rendered":"Musing about Muses"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are often defined, to a certain extent, by what we do for a living. There are certain expectations and perceptions of people in any kind of job. For example, a teacher’s supposed to be patient and caring; accountants are meticulous and good with numbers; engineers are the nerds etc.
\nOnce, while having a meal with Monkey<\/a> in a cafe at Cronulla beach, I was flipping through a magazine and came across this person in a photo spread who listed her occupation as “A Muse”. I was in turn amused at this description. Photographed next to her was a man whom I remember listed himself as a writer or some artist. Can’t remember which one, but it ran along those lines.
\nWhat an interesting label…to call yourself a muse. I wonder what a muse does. Sit and look pretty? Spout all sorts of nonsense\/ideas to inspire the writer\/artist? How is a muse paid? By what terms and conditions does she work by? Flexi-hours? Is a muse eligible for annual leave or is one allowed to take off at a whim? Hmm….some food for thought there.
\nA muse sounds like a cool occupation though. Next time I board a plane, I’m going to write “Muse” in the “Occupation” box of the immigration card. I think I’ve written “church mouse” before. Haha.
\nMeanwhile, if any cute, eligible bachelor writer\/artist is looking for a muse, please drop me a line. ;p<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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